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THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 2006 THE NEW TANNER 21 Acton Hockey & skating school Registration for ages 4-9 years at Acton Arena Sat., Aug 26 starts 9am until full for more inforamation call Jim James 905-877-8339 Registration Acton Minor Ball The Acton Minor Hockey Association is reaffirming its commitment to safe and clean play through skills and skating de- velopment by offering two hockey training camps next month. Announced by recently-elected league president Dave Eagan the development programs are the first tangible actions of the newly-elected executive. Eagan said the camps are phase one of the development plans and they will be run by Ray McKay Specialized Hockey Camps. McKay was a professional player for fifteen years with NHL teams in Chicago, Buffalo and California, the WHA and in Europe, and operates a premier hockey training program. All players signed up to try out for the Acton Tanners Novice, Atom, Peewee, Bantam or Midget teams are invited to the training camps, offered at Acton arena. The first Checking and Hitting Camp for the Novice, Atom and Peewee levels is September 9. Players will be taught to give and take clean checks, with an emphasis on safety taking players out and how to escape a check. Players will also learn how to give and receive contact on the left and right sides, plus proper hand use when the opposition is in front of the player. The goalies camp will be held on the Leisure Pad. On September the 10, Bantam and Midget players are invited to two camps - defence- men attend the Defense 1-ON-1 Camp, focusing on one-on-one moves and the forgotten art of the hip check. The forwards will attend the How to beat a Defenceman 1-ON-1 Camp, with the focus on speed, deception and puck protection. During the defence and forward camps, the goalies will be on the ice and will re- ceive training at each end. All the coaches at each level will be on the ice assisting with the training sessions so they can reinforce the techniques over the season. Eagan said the hockey development programs will be funded with money raised by the AMHAs fund raising committee, established two years ago. The committee committed split money raised between skills development pro- grams and reducing annual registration fees. The AMHA is very pleased to be able to meet these commitments, which are possible thanks to the outstanding efforts of the Fund Raising Committee and all the players, parents and coaching staffs, who helped to make the fund raising effort such a success, Eagan said, adding fees were cut by $50 this season, despite increased ice costs from the Town. We hope this is just the beginning of an ongoing commitment to skills and skating development, with the goal being to pro- mote safe and clean play and to make the game more fun for all our players, Eagan said, adding during the season a power skat- ing camp, and others, will also be offered. To attend the skills development camps, players must be registered with either the Acton Minor Hockey Association or the Acton House League Hockey Associa- tion Inc., and have purchased a $50 tryout pass that guarantees at least four tryouts and a spot at the Ray McKay Specialized Camps. For more information call 519-853-1200 or visit www.tanertanners.ca Grasshopper July 27 Dennys Insurance (7) vs Guylaine Remax (4) Outstanding players for Dennys Insurance: Joey Reid had a very strong game, of- fensively he hit a single and a double bringing in two RBIs. Defensively, he made a great play getting an out at second. Another two players strong on the bat were Liam Menard and Lucas Scully. Lucas had a great single with an RBI and Liam hit a fly to outfield bring- ing in an additional RBI. July 31 Dennys Insurance (1) vs TD Canada Trust (5) Outstanding players for Dennys Insurance: Avry Sher- man played a strong game by having a couple of great hits and was the lone player to score on a hit by Emily Ashe. David Bhattacharya had a strong hit for a single and made a great play to get an out at second. Kaela Holmes was very excited to almost catch a pop fly. Giant Tiger vs Guylaine Remax Fun game enjoyed by both teams, as minimum player requirement was not met. Outstanding fun had by Giant Tiger players: Brady Hepburn for two solid doubles at bat hit into the outfield. Tommy Adkins for two sin- gles at bat, and four brilliant defensive plays. Trent Spear stepping up to bat and going two-for-two solid doubles into the outfield and scoring two runs. Special thanks to Brady Hepburn and Quintin Maida for playing with the Remax team so all players could enjoy a great game. HARDBALL Rookie July 24 Daniel Varanelli (6) vs Georgetown McDonalds (8) August 2 Nellis Construction (15) vs Georgetown Marlins (12) Outstanding players for Nellis Construction: Mike Allain with two dou- bles. Robbie Hopper and Ty Martin both with crucial RBIs. Daniel Varanelli FOR- FEIT vs Georgetown Transform Athletics WIN Mosquito August 1 UPI Energy (5) vs Georgetown Dodgers (18) Oustanding players for UPI Energy: Conner Betts great job on third; Chris Colby great pitch- ing; Kevin Linnard great back catching. Bantam July 31 Acton Legion (16) vs Home Hardware (6) Outstanding players for Home Hardware: Cameron Coady 3 RBI on a double, Kevin Hamilton RBI, Steven Borg excellent pitching. Several recent deaths had ties to Acton sporting fig- ures, including Dave Norton, the pilot of a small plane that collided with another and crashed into a farmers field in Caledon on Friday. Norton, 57 of Burlington, one of three people killed, played hockey for the Acton Tanners in 1970 or 71. *** Len Andrews, manager of the old Campbellville base- ball team died last Thursday in a Hamilton hospital at the age of 85. Andrews managed Campbellville to 11 OBC cham- pionships in the 1950s and 1960s, and he made things miserable for many an Acton team in the 1950s before Acton folded at the end of the 1962 season, recalls for- mer Acton sports writer Denis Gibbons. Denis lives in Burlington now from where he does broadcasting and writing stints. The Halton Hills Summer Active Living Challenge is in its second week but its never too late to join. The Towns Recreation and Parks Dept. suggests swim- ming as a way to participate in the Challenge, which is the Towns contribution to a province-wide program to increase participation in fit- ness activities. Swimming is a great way to tone up and trim down, because to swim you need to move your body against the resistance of the water. Just swimming a few lengths can involve most of the major muscle groups, giving your body a great work out. If you crank up the pace, youll get a brilliant aerobic workout, too, the Rec Dept. notes. Because you can swim at your own pace, slowly if you wish, you can keep swim- ming for much longer than if you were going for the burn on a bike, for example. Main- taining your staying power is a vital goal in fat-burning exercise. The other big advantage of swimming is that water sup- ports your weight and takes the stress off your joints, so you can put your body through a good workout without your knees, hips or spine paying the price. Re- search shows that exercising in waist-deep water reduces the pressure on joints by 50 per cent, while exercising in chest-deep water reduces it by as much as 75 per cent. Swimming is a particularly good exercise in pregnancy. The weight-supporting effect of water means its especially good in the late stages. Knowing how to swim greatly reduces the risk of drowning - one of the most common causes of accidental death in young people. It is good policy to start children swimming at an early age; most people recommend les- sons once they can walk, but you can get them in the pool as soon as theyre immunized and there are even some courses for this age group. Anyone interested in joining a local fitness or rec- reational program can visit the Towns website at www. haltonhills.ca. If youre not sure what is available you can pick up a Community Services Guide at any Town facility or call 905-873-2601 ext. 2275 for information on current program listings. Tanners stage development skills camps Sports passings BASKETBALL BUDDIES: The Towns weeklong basketball camp at McKenzie-Smith Bennett gym was a blast with the focus on fun and skills development. Some of the camp- ers include, front, right: Justin Gardipy and Kyle Slama. Middle: Justin Young, Austin Andrady, Matt Toebes, Adam Pacheco, and Tyler Bazinet. Back: Justin Bumahlaj, leaders Mick Racinsky and Amber Piette. Frances Niblock photo Swimming another way to compete in Town challenge